American University In Dubai
The American University in Dubai (AUD) (Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية في دبي) is a private, for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1995. AUD was founded in 1995 as a branch campus of the American InterContinental University in Atlanta, Georgia, but turned into a private, non-sectarian institution in 2007. AUD is accredited regionally as a separate unit by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. AUD serves UAE nationals and international students from all over the world and offer them an American-style education.
The University has both US and UAE accreditation for all of its programs. AUD is the only university outside the United States and Latin America to be directly accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, although it is not the only US-accredited university in the Gulf region (others are accredited by the U.S. Middle States Commission on Higher Education). American University in Dubai is not affiliated with American University in Washington, D.C.
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